fall

/fɔl/ v [I] (past tense fell /fel/, past participle fallen /ˈfɔ·lən/) (ACCIDENT)

Definition

› (of people and animals) to move unintentionally or unexpectedly onto or toward the ground from a higher place: He fell and hurt his arm. Don’t fall over, honey! I fell down the stairs. She fell off the top of the ladder. Kathy tripped and fell (flat) on her face (= fell facing the ground).

(Definition of fall v (ACCIDENT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)